Some women have no problems at all with the menopause, while others find themselves both bewildered and debilitated by the symptoms. The aim of this book is to explain the causes and the symptoms of the menopause, and to outline the treatments - both orthodox and complementary. Of these, the most controversial is hormone replacement therapy - the reintroduction of small doses of the hormones oestrogen and progestogen which all women lose in their menopausal years. Branded as the therapy for women on the look-out for eternal youth and toyboy lovers, this book looks rationally at the very real medical benefits to women but, above all, lets women make up their own minds once presented with the facts.